Strands Turns One
Strands is now one year old, its been a fun and challenging first year for the cleverly clued Puzzle. All those deviously crafted spangrams have kept us busy for all this time. The editor of the Puzzle Ms Tracy Bennett has created a special puzzle for the game’s first anniversary for you to enjoy.
You can go play it on the official website and if struggling check our Answers for 4th of March here. The puzzle debuts on March 4, 2025, in the NYT app too.
Who knew that finding hidden words in a grid of letters and the phrase/theme that ties them all together(the spangram) was such a cool game idea that made millions of players play it daily. For many users it has become a daily routine.
Today’s Theme
Today’s Theme is a clue that is meant to guide your game play. And as always the spangram must touch two sides of the game board which are facing each other. If it happens that you solve words that are not part of theme you will be given a hint which highlights the letters that make a theme word.
Letters can be connected diagonally, vertically and horizontally and can also change directions mid-word.
Note that a theme word will be a perfect fit for the grid with no letter reuse
Strands anniversary is yet another milestone for the ever expanding NYT games portfolio, having celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the Mini Crossword or the thousandth Wordle Puzzle NYT proves that New York Times focus on creating unique puzzles, continues…
Play the anniversary puzzle here.